Chapter 21: Rookie Screenwriter 7 month 10 day. Mission progress: 11/180. After repeatedly declining requests to stay on and formally completing the resignation procedures, Zhou Hao breathed a sigh of relief. It's really painful to go through this procedure. His alias "Teacher Zhou" could deceive others, but it could not deceive the teachers and leaders who were in charge of the teaching procedures. As soon as he showed up, he was surrounded like a giant panda. He was asked all kinds of questions and praised all the time, which made him feel a little embarrassed. If it were just that, it would be fine, but there was someone who kept promoting his own daughter, so enthusiastic... Zhou Hao almost ran away in the end, it was so scary. Fortunately, despite their enthusiasm, these people are still very principled. His identity has not been exposed until now, and these people have made great contributions.
After completing this procedure, the last stone in my heart finally fell to the ground. From now on, you can live the life you want. When I got home and turned on my computer, a chat box I created popped up on the screen. "Are you there?" Zhou Hao slowly made a cup of tea, then typed a reply: "I'm here, what's up?" Zhijianyan: "Let me tell you something. Our company will soon reach a strategic cooperation with Shanhai Film and Television Culture. The two parties may jointly customize several film and television works. They will provide the resources and we will provide the story scripts." Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao immediately became upset: "My two books are being picked?" Finger Smoke: "Not really. The film and television adaptations of your two books are extremely dependent on special effects, and the length is too long. No company dares to try it for the time being." Zhou Hao was so happy that his typing speed slowed down instantly: "What does that mean?" "They want to take a few shorter stories and make them into low-budget web dramas or web movies to test the waters. The website is expected to hold an open essay contest next week. If you are interested, you can prepare in advance." Web drama? Online big? Zhou Hao was a little puzzled: "Isn't Shanhai Films engaged in traditional film and television content? Why is it also involved in online dramas and online movies?" "It has been acquired by Penguin Video. In the future, it will be a second-party content supplier for Penguin, providing targeted online dramas." Tsk, you are worthy of being the penguin. The dimension has changed, but your corporate culture hasn't changed at all? "How about it, are you interested in trying it?" just forget it. The level of online dramas in this world lags behind that of the Earth in 2016, and the quality is extremely rough. The few popular dramas are either low-quality industrial saccharine dramas designed for the fans to entertain themselves, or cheesy dramas that focus on borderline content and shitty and fart jokes. There are almost no serious hardcore web dramas. If the work is not good, no one will watch it. If no one watches it, there will be no advertising. Without a healthy capital cycle, the next work will have to continue to cut costs... This vicious cycle is the nightmare of almost all streaming platforms. At this stage, even the top three streaming platforms can only make a living by purchasing copyrights and producing variety shows, and their self-produced dramas are basically in a half-dead state.
Every year, there are online dramas that are claimed to be big productions, but after a lot of marketing, they fail miserably when they are released to the public, and can only maintain their dignity by inflating data to please themselves. If its own team could not be supported, Penguin probably would not have spent money to take over Shanhai Film and Television. If we want to break this vicious cycle, we must create a classic work that is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. There are still many classic online dramas on Earth, but unfortunately Zhou Hao’s memory is limited and he cannot reproduce them. The book "Nirvana in Fire" was already enough to give him a headache, so how could he have the energy to be distracted? Having made up his mind, he began to type his refusal. "Ding——" An electronic sound suddenly sounded in my mind, "You have a new side quest, please check it." Damn, here we go again! Zhou Hao subconsciously wiped his forehead. Could this be another strange task? "'Rookie Screenwriter': The system provides an original novel and adapts it into a qualified script." "Mission deadline: fifteen days." "Mission Reward: Memory Card (Small) x3. PS: Orientation Ability Card, can improve memory and help recall information you have seen before." Damn it? This can be! If I had a memory plug-in, I could directly enter the mindless copywriting mode. It would be awesome! This mission must be accepted! "The task has been accepted. A new item 'Memory' has been added to the attribute panel. A novel sample is being randomly selected for you. Please wait..." "You have been given the novel "Day and Night Chase". Please adapt it into a regular script. The task countdown begins." Zhou Hao couldn't sit still any longer. The system finally behaved like a human for once and directly used the King Bomb?! Even in the flourishing online drama circle, "Day and Night Chase" has always been a leader at the top of the pyramid! Back then, Zhou Hao also followed the show day and night, but unfortunately he didn't get to see the second season until the day he traveled through time. If this drama can be produced, it is basically foreseeable that it will become a big hit, and he can also take the opportunity to touch the threshold of the entertainment industry and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent monetization of "Nirvana in Fire"! This task is really possible! Finger Smoke: "Are you still there?" "Yes!" Zhou Hao immediately typed back: "Can I just provide the script?" Finger Cigarette: "Of course, you can do this?" "know a little." "That's fine. I'll help you submit the application later. But please don't affect the update of Nirvana in Fire. The performance of your book is already at risk." "understood." After closing the chat, Zhou Hao immediately started working. It was indeed a big challenge for him to complete the script adaptation within fifteen days and continue to update "Nirvana in Fire". Fortunately, most of the chores at hand have been dealt with, so he can focus on writing without distraction. After refilling his cup of tea, he opened the original version of the novel "Day and Night Chase" in his mind.
"Early in the morning, at a construction site on the outskirts of Jingang City, three police cars parked sideways and set up a striking yellow cordon. Police officer Xiao Wang and several colleagues stood in a circle and looked into the foundation pit. It was already daybreak, but the concrete structure in the foundation pit was complex and obscured a lot. Only a few large dark paper bags could be vaguely seen, scattered at the bottom of the pit..." ………… Siyuan Village, in a small pavilion beside Siyuan Lake. Because Xu Lingyue was stabbed in the back and her mentality was a little explosive, the production team specially gave everyone a day off to let everyone move freely. Xu Lingyue, wearing a light red short sweatshirt, sat in the pavilion, with her upper body twisted and leaning on the railing, looking at the lake surface shimmering with golden light with a distracted look. The twisted upper body showed off a seductive curve that would make one's mouth dry, and the two calves exposed outside the trouser legs were so white that they seemed to glow. "Sister, can we go back now? I'm dying of heat." Lin Xina fanned herself with her hat, her temples already wet with sweat. "You go back first, I'll sit for a while." Xu Lingyue said in a muffled voice. "That won't do." Lin Xina also sat down beside her, leaning her elbows against the railing. "Sister, he's just an arranger, so just leave." Lin Xina persuaded, "You're so talented anyway, what are you afraid of? Without Butcher Lu, you can only eat hairy pigs?" Xu Lingyue sneered, "He ran away because he saw that I couldn't write any more songs. Now it's not the butcher's problem, it's that I can't raise pigs anymore." "I was originally planning to gradually transition to hiring someone to write songs so that the fans would have time to accept it. Now that he has done this, it's like he's directly pulling out my ladder..." Lin Xina couldn't comfort her any further. This situation was indeed tricky. "Sis, if you really can't do it, then just stop singing and act." Lin Xina changed the subject and said, "With your looks, you are better than those popular actresses. You will definitely be a big star if you act." “I can’t act.” "Times have changed, sister! Look at that guy Cao Xing, he looks like a piece of wood when he's on camera, can he still play the leading man?" Xu Lingyue was speechless for a long time, "...you should be more polite, people are very nice to you." "Who cares?" Lin Xina curled her lips, "Besides, I'm telling the truth. He can't act anyway." "But I don't like acting. I can't stand hugging and talking about love with male actors I don't know well." Xu Lingyue shook her head. "You can choose not to act in saccharine dramas." Lin Xina's eyes lit up. "I heard from my uncle that the company is planning a web drama recently and is looking for scripts. Do you want to try playing a supporting role?" (End of this chapter)